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Construction of a Hypervirulent and Specific Mycoinsecticide for Locust Control

Locusts and grasshoppers (acridids) are among the worst pests of crops and grasslands worldwide. Metarhizium acridum, a fungal pathogen that specifically infects acridids, has been developed as a control agent but its utility is limited by slow kill time and greater expense than chemical insecticide...

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Autores principales: Fang, Weiguo, Lu, Hsiao-Ling, King, Glenn F., St. Leger, Raymond J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25475694
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep07345